The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22
A mENpmENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

A MEND ENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A proposed TO the citizens of this Common.
General Assembly OF the Commonwealth Of
Penneylvania. Published by order Of the Sec
retary Of the Commonwealth. In pursuance OF
Article XVIII Of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
tho constitution Of the common Soalth.
sEoTioN !. BE II resolved by the Senate and
House ofkepresentatives Of OF the Common wea lth
Of PennsylvsDia In General Assembly met, that
the following is proposed as an amendment Of
the constitution OF tho commonwealth Of Pom.
sylvania IN accordance with the provisions Of
the eighteenth article thereof:
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, OF article eight,
the four qualifications for voters which reads
as follows:
"lf twenty two years OF ago or upwards. ho
county tax. which shall have been assessed at
least two months, and paid at least one month
| before the election" 30 that tho section which
reads as follows:
possessing the following qualifications, shall
be entitled TO vote at all elections
Second; he shall have resided IN the state
one year (or II, having previously been quel-
iod elector or native born citizen Of the state.
he shall have removed therofrom and returned
then six monthsl Immediately preceding tho
election.
Third. He shall have resided In the election
| district where he shall offer to vote at least
two months Immediately preceding tho elec.
tion.
Fourth. Iftwouty. two years OF age or up.
wards, he snail have paid, within two years, q
state or county tax, which shall have boen as.
| sessed at least two months and paid at least
one month before the electien," shall be
amended, so as to road as follows;
Every male citlIcn twenty zone years Of age.
30 entitled TO vote at the polling place OF tho
election district OF which he sh al at the time
be a resident aud not elsewhere
United States at least thirty days.
Second. lio shall have resided In the state
one year Cor II, having previously been quail.
| fed elector or native born citizen OF the state
he shall have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preceding the
| election.
Third. lie shall have resided in tho election
district where he shall oner to vote at least
thicly days immrdiat ly preceding the election.
The legislature, at the session thereof next
afer the adoption of this section, shalt, and
| from timo to timo thereafter may, enact laws
| to property enforce this provision.
| Fourth. Every male citizen OF tho aye of
twenty-one years, who shall have been citi.
zon for thirty days and an inhabitsnt OF this
state ono "ear next preceding an election, OK.
| cept at municipal elections, aud Tor the last
thirty days a resident Of the election district
IN which no may offer his vote, shall TO entitled
TO vote at such election In the election district
of which he shall at the time hc II resident and
not elsewhere for all officers that now aro or
| hereafter may be elected by the people PrJ'
vidod. That In time Of war no elect0r in the
actual military service Of the State or of the
United states, In the army or navy thereof,
absence from such election district, and the
| legislature shall hsvc powcr to provide the
manner In which and the time and place at
| which such absent electors may vote, and for
tho return and canvas Of their votes 10 tho
election districtin which they respectively re-
side.
Fifh. For the purpose Of voting, no person
shall DO deemed 10 have gained or lost q resi-.
dence by reason OF his presence or absence
while employed In tho service Of the United
Statcs OF the state, nor while engaged In the
| m n U Hon a the of tho Sta atn
hig b seas, nor while u stude OF any college or
seminsry of learning, nor while kept at any
mates Of any homo Tor disabled and INDECENT
soidiers,and sailors, who for the purpose Of
votirg, shall be deemed to reside In the cleo
tion district whore said homo ls located. Laws
shall be made fer ascertsinipg, by proper
| proofs, tho cltizons who shall he entitled TO
the right OF suffrage hereby esta blished.
| A true copy Of the joint resolution.
| CHARLES W. STONE,
| Secretary ofthe Commonwealth,